The Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Seth “Freakin” Rollins kicked off this year’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Rollins came out through the crowd with the old Shield entrance music and he had his old Shield gear on. Reigns was not happy about it and the announcers said Rollins was playing mind games. Rollins was on offense for the first few minutes until Reigns caught him with a right hand as Rollins jumped off the top rope.
Rollins quickly turned things around and he powerbombed (Shield Bomb) Reigns through the announcer’s table. Rollins also hit Reigns with a buckle bomb and the stomp but Reigns kicked out of the pin attempt.
Reigns avoided another curb stomp and he hit Rollins with punches and a powerbomb. Moments later, Reigns hit a Superman punch but Rollins kicked out of the pin attempt. Reigns speared Rollins on the floor and then he tossed him in the ring so he could hit another Superman punch but Rollins countered into the Pedigree, Reigns kicked out of the pin attempt.
Reigns avoided another stomp but Rollins continued with kicks to the head and Reigns hit a punch and a spear. Rollins laughed and asked for a fist bump and Reigns simply grabbed him and locked him in the guillotine submission but Rollins made it to the bottom rope. Reigns would not break the hold so he was disqualified.
After the match, Reigns hit Rollins with a chair to the back several times like Rollins did several years ago. Reigns left the ring but then he went back in to hit Rollins several more times with the chair.
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.@WWERollins may regret what he's brought out of the Universal Champion…#RoyalRumble #UniversalTitle @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/FBVzckWN7V
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
.@WWERomanReigns has lost it!#RoyalRumble #UniversalTitle @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/GnKrnajNGn
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
